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How to play — Legacy

Field guide for the original desert run — matches the in-game Info button on the play screen.

Controls, scoring, and what you see while you run.

The idea

Side-scrolling sky run: pairs of cactus gates slide in from the right. Fly through each gap without touching spines, the ground, or the top of the screen. Gravity pulls you down; each flap lifts you up. The world gradually speeds up as your score rises (with an upper cap so it stays fair).

While you're playing

  • One continuous run until you crash — no levels to pick; difficulty ramps automatically from your score.
  • Each gate you fully clear (both posts scroll past without a hit) triggers a score tick and may show a silly taunt line — those messages are flavor only.
  • Rainbows float in some gaps: grab them for points and a timed boost (see Scoring).

Controls

  • Tap / click / touch on the game canvas (or Space / ) to flap upward.
  • P pauses; tap Resume on the HUD to continue. Opening the in-game Info sheet also pauses the run.

Scoring

  • +1 every time you safely clear a cactus gate (both halves move past your unicorn).
  • +5 when you touch a rainbow orb. You also get a 3-second rainbow boost: gentler gravity and a slower-feeling scroll. Picking up another rainbow refreshes the timer instead of stacking extra seconds. While that boost is active, scraping a cactus won't end the run until the boost wears off.
  • The large number on the HUD is your total run score so far.

HUD

Lvl is your difficulty band — it steps up as score grows and matches what leaderboards store as level reached. Score is your point total for this attempt. Pause / Resume sits in the center while you play.

Game over

Hits outside rainbow boost — cactus, floor, or ceiling — stop the run. You can enter initials and submit when the server is available; use the menus for daily and all-time boards.

Leaderboard

After a run, enter initials to post a qualifying score. View boards on the game or the main leaderboard hub.

Soundtrack

The official Legacy theme is on Suno. Full videos and audio are on the music soundstage.

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